The impact of Europe’s leading newspapers on citizens’ perception of the upcoming election’s relevance is not to be underestimated. A quick, and non-exhaustive, overview of the debate in the national press allows grasping enthusiasm but also frustration few days before of the vote.

After the crisis started in 2008, the interest for the concept of “Social Europe” has risen anew but, until now, it has represented solely a position of dissent from official austerity policies put into effect by the European Union. How has the “Social Europe” idea contributed to develop social policies within the EU during the […]

Which kind of politicians does the European Union need in order to achieve greater goals? The recent decease of Adolfo Suarez, the first Spanish President after the dictatorship, makes us reflect about it. He was a politician able to find consensus in a divided society. In a European Union many times accused of lack of leadership and division of interests, it would be crucial to have the right politicians elected to rule the main Institutions.